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Two million POS transactions in a single day across 67,000 points cause collapse of e-payment system - CBL apologises UNSMIL warns of escalation in Zawia and calls for restraint ahead of Eid al-Adha Minister of Economy and Trade affirms Ministry's orientation towards building a more disciplined and transparent business environment Labour Ministry developing specific, secure and healthy Labour Housing Project for legal expatriate workers Head of Airports Authority inaugurates first meeting tasked with testing readiness of systems and equipment at Tripoli International Airport Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts releases its Q1 2026 Report for the Libyan Tourism Sector Libyan Express announces launch of direct flights between Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport and Malta starting 22 June Libyan Railroads meets China Civil Engineering Construction Corp. - joint committees to negotiate activating signed contracts Minister of Economy Abu Shiha approves 13 decisions related to foreign and joint ventures and commercial agencies Akakus Oil uses SLB’s Rhino Reamer technology - the first in the Middle East and North Africa – to successfully drill well M.24H-NC115 Two million POS transactions in a single day across 67,000 points cause collapse of e-payment system - CBL apologises UNSMIL warns of escalation in Zawia and calls for restraint ahead of Eid al-Adha Minister of Economy and Trade affirms Ministry's orientation towards building a more disciplined and transparent business environment Labour Ministry developing specific, secure and healthy Labour Housing Project for legal expatriate workers Head of Airports Authority inaugurates first meeting tasked with testing readiness of systems and equipment at Tripoli International Airport Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts releases its Q1 2026 Report for the Libyan Tourism Sector Libyan Express announces launch of direct flights between Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport and Malta starting 22 June Libyan Railroads meets China Civil Engineering Construction Corp. - joint committees to negotiate activating signed contracts Minister of Economy Abu Shiha approves 13 decisions related to foreign and joint ventures and commercial agencies Akakus Oil uses SLB’s Rhino Reamer technology - the first in the Middle East and North Africa – to successfully drill well M.24H-NC115 Two million POS transactions in a single day across 67,000 points cause collapse of e-payment system - CBL apologises UNSMIL warns of escalation in Zawia and calls for restraint ahead of Eid al-Adha Minister of Economy and Trade affirms Ministry's orientation towards building a more disciplined and transparent business environment Labour Ministry developing specific, secure and healthy Labour Housing Project for legal expatriate workers Head of Airports Authority inaugurates first meeting tasked with testing readiness of systems and equipment at Tripoli International Airport Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts releases its Q1 2026 Report for the Libyan Tourism Sector Libyan Express announces launch of direct flights between Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport and Malta starting 22 June Libyan Railroads meets China Civil Engineering Construction Corp. - joint committees to negotiate activating signed contracts Minister of Economy Abu Shiha approves 13 decisions related to foreign and joint ventures and commercial agencies Akakus Oil uses SLB’s Rhino Reamer technology - the first in the Middle East and North Africa – to successfully drill well M.24H-NC115 Two million POS transactions in a single day across 67,000 points cause collapse of e-payment system - CBL apologises UNSMIL warns of escalation in Zawia and calls for restraint ahead of Eid al-Adha Minister of Economy and Trade affirms Ministry's orientation towards building a more disciplined and transparent business environment Labour Ministry developing specific, secure and healthy Labour Housing Project for legal expatriate workers Head of Airports Authority inaugurates first meeting tasked with testing readiness of systems and equipment at Tripoli International Airport Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts releases its Q1 2026 Report for the Libyan Tourism Sector Libyan Express announces launch of direct flights between Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport and Malta starting 22 June Libyan Railroads meets China Civil Engineering Construction Corp. - joint committees to negotiate activating signed contracts Minister of Economy Abu Shiha approves 13 decisions related to foreign and joint ventures and commercial agencies Akakus Oil uses SLB’s Rhino Reamer technology - the first in the Middle East and North Africa – to successfully drill well M.24H-NC115
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Belgium accused of using Libya's frozen assets in financing militias and human trafficking
Oct 30 Sami Zaptia

Belgium accused of using Libya's frozen assets in financing militias and human trafficking

By Sami Zaptia. London, 30 October 2018:The Belgian government has played a role in financing Libyan militias responsible for trafficking in human bei...

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May 21 Sami Zaptia

CBL to investigate companies suspected of smuggling hard currency through LCs

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: Tripoli CBL).London, 21 May 2018:The Governor of the Tripoli-based Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Saddek El-Kaber, has instructed...

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May 17 Sami Zaptia

CBL warns that dealing in virtual currencies such as Bitcoin are illegal in Libya

By Sami Zaptia. (Logo: Tripoli CBL).London, 17 May 2018:The Tripoli-based Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has warned that ‘‘virtual currencies’’ such as B...

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Mar 10 Sami Zaptia

LIA and Belgian authorities deny loss of Belgian-based Libyan funds

By Sami Zaptia:.London, 10 March 2018: The LIA has denied media reports that Libyan assets had gone missing. In its statement yesterday, it refuted cl...

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Audit bureau hits back at "defamation campaigns" on social media
Dec 11 Michel Cousins

Audit bureau hits back at "defamation campaigns" on social media

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 11 December 2017:The Audit Bureau warned today on its official Facebook page against what it said were defamation camp...

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Libyan lost asset recovery needs strong Libyan government: UN report
Jun 15 Sami Zaptia

Libyan lost asset recovery needs strong Libyan government: UN report

By Sami Zaptia.London, 15 June 2017: In attempting to trace lost Libyan assets, a UN report has concluded that in financial transactions by former Qad...

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May 4 Sami Zaptia

Corruption in Libyan banking sector ‘‘threatens whole economy’’ - Audit Bureau 2016 Annual Report

By Sami Zaptia.The Tripoli-based Audit Bureau says in its 2016 Annual Report that corruption in Libya's banking system threatens the country's whole e...

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Audit Bureau bans 23 Libyan and foreign companies, freezes smuggled money accounts
Jan 19 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau bans 23 Libyan and foreign companies, freezes smuggled money accounts

By Sami Zaptia.London, 19 January 2017: The Tripoli-based Libyan Audit Bureau has today announced that it has banned a total of 23 Libyan and foreign...

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Nov 8 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau freezes accounts for foreign currency smuggling and forged documents

By Sami Zaptia.London, 8 November 2016: Libya’s Audit Bureau announced yesterday that it has frozen the bank accounts of a number of companies and ind...

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More Khoms Port containers seized in LC financial corruption
May 10 Sami Zaptia

More Khoms Port containers seized in LC financial corruption

By Sami Zaptia.London, 10 May 2016:Khoms Police Counter-Crime Unit has seized eight containers after being processed by customs at Khoms Port on Satur...

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